Philip Roth Just Died

Philip Roth just died Every writer I have most admired Most loved most cared about Most wanted to be like Most envied Most wanted to be read and praised by Is dead Now I am left alone Wholly unknown Nowhere near them in the value of anything I have done Just another reader and old man soon gone I miss these writers so much Who I never knew personally I wish they were still here But they are not Life is not necessarily the happiest thing in the world And time is not just about growing up How sad it all is How emptier it now seems What a writer Roth was The funniest who ever lived And one who gave me such great enjoyment I thank G-d for him Even though he hated God while not believing in Him.